Today is National Pound Cake Day.
Pound cake is made with three of my all-time favorite food ingredients: Flour. Sugar. Butter.
Pound cake is tied with brownies for my #1 favorite dessert. Brownies have flour, sugar and butter, too, plus chocolate.
Pound cake is the perfect food for explaining my overriding food philosophy. This philosophy and attitude about food and eating has helped me stay healthy and vibrant.
*Nothing is “bad.” As in “Oh, that is so bad for me.” “Sugar is so ...

Is that I can’t stop eating it. I love pound cake for its plain, yet rich and elegant flavor. It’s the epitome of a short and simple ingredient list: flour, sugar, eggs, butter and maybe buttermilk or sour cream along with a few flavorings. I don’t bake pound cakes very often, but when I do, I have to really be mindful of how much I’m eating so I can adjust my exercise for the day. And next day, too.
Which is what I’ve been doing the past two days. And will do tomorrow and hopefully through ...